About Karra Village

Karra is a large village in Arrah tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,058, made up of 1,097 males and 961 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Arrah
Pincode	802156
Area (hectares)	302 hectares
Population	2,058
Male Population	1,097
Female Population	961
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	876
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karra compares

By the 2011 count Karra is the 36th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,232 residents. Its 302 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Karra

Karra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karra from other places

Karra lies about 7.1 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 24 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Karra
Tehsil headquarters	Arrah	7.1 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	7.1 km
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	14 km
Nearest railway station	Pawakhali	24 km

Villages closest to Karra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arrah tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Karra

As per the Census of India 2011, Karra village had a population of 2,058. That makes it the 36th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,232 residents.

Karra village has 1,097 males and 961 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karra has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Karra is 802156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karra covers 302 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karra falls under Arrah tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karra is Pawakhali, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Karra.

Karra is about 7.1 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karra is in Arrah tehsil of Bhojpur district. Arrah is about 7.1 km away. Bhojpur is about 7.1 km away. Bahādurganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.